Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

University of Pittsburgh

Code:

NCT02990572

Conditions

All

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this registry is to find members of the Plain Community who are interested in participating in future medical research studies. Having a registry makes it easier to contact and offer study participation to individuals who are appropriate for a new research study based on their own and their family medical history. Studies will focus on increasing knowledge about disorders affecting those who are Amish and Mennonite.

Conditions

All

Study ID

NCT02990572

Start date

Oct, 2016

Status verified date

Jan, 2026

Completion date

Dec, 2030

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Amish and Mennonite men and women age 18 or older
  • Amish and Mennonite children with the permission of a parent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Amish and Mennonite men and woman age 18 or older who do not speak English
  • Those who are not Amish or Mennonite

Study Design

Enrollment

1000 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Amish and Mennonite

  • Agree to allow access to past, current, and future medical records
  • Provide a detailed family health history
  • Provide contact information that may be used for future approach regarding research studies

Primary outcome measure

  • Accumulation and clinical definition of a patient population who are willing to participate in future research studies for which they are eligible. [ Time Frame: This registry is intended to be an ongoing resource for recruitment into future research studies and will be maintained up to 14 years. ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Jerome Doerger, BFA, MS, MPH, LCGC

412-692-7349doergerj@upmc.edu

Lina Ghaloul Gonzalez, MD

lina.gonzalez@chp.edu

Locations

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Recruiting

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15224

Contacts

Jerome Doerger, BFA, MS, MPH, LCGC

412-692-7349doergerj@upmc.edu

Lina Ghaloul Gonzalez, MD

lina.gonzalez@chp.edu

More Information

Sponsor

University of Pittsburgh

Last update posted

Jan 29, 2026

Last verified

Jan, 2026

Keywords

  • Amish
  • Mennonite

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Pittsburgh on 2026-01-29.